Cooper-Young’s Suzzane Striker Food Drive
It's November, which means it's time for the CYCA's annual Suzzane Striker Food Drive. This year, I wanted to remind everyone who Suzzane was, and why our food drive was named for her, so I asked June Hurt, former president of the CYCA and friend of Suzzane, to share...
How to request a speed bump review from the City of Memphis
By Stephanie Gonzalez The Cooper-Young Community Association is a 501(c)3 made up of volunteers who aim to help connect neighbors with each other and with the resources they need to make Cooper-Young a better place to live, work, and play. We know speeding and...
Let’s (safely) celebrate Cooper-Young!
By Stephanie Gonzalez, CYCA president After sending out surveys, talking to neighbors, and doing a lot of planning, we decided to take the Cooper-Young 4 Miler virtual this year. This is the only major fundraiser the Cooper-Young Community Association will hold this...
Togetherness in the Time of COVID-19
By Stephanie Gonzalez, CYCA president Normally right now, Cooper-Young Community Association volunteers would be preparing for our annual 4th of July Parade. Families would gather at Peabody Elementary School to enjoy each other's company and make our way around the...
Free student meals continue despite outbreak
Thanks to a tremendous 0outpouring of support from local and state elected officials, as well as community organizations and businesses, thousands of students will be able to receive FREE meals every day while schools are closed. Beginning Monday, March 23, the YMCA...
Internet provides resources for making the most of school closure
By Deirdre M. Jones, Peabody Elementary With the outbreak of COVID-19 in the community, Shelby County Schools have announced that all schools and district offices will remain closed until further notice. The days are long when school is canceled. We wanted to put...
Anonymous grant makes garden club’s Bruce spruce possible
By Kim Halyak Last Fall, an anonymous Cooper-Young resident gifted the Cooper-Young Garden Club with a generous donation. When I asked him if he wanted it put toward a specific project, he simply stated, “Make something beautiful, Kim.” Well, it got our club thinking...
Couple turns Evelyn home into a verdant work of art
2187 Evelyn By Sharron Johnson Art permeates the human experience. How well can we humans, world wide, attest to this, especially now? No social gathering to attend a sporting event, a play or even an art opening, only to name three. Social distancing, an old catch...
CY restaurants continue to serve through crisis
Toward the end of March, the city closed all restaurant dining rooms and bars. Establishments can still sell to-go food — along with to-go beer, wine, and liquor thanks to a recent state dispensation. Such measures will become all the more important as the COVID-19...
Businesses find creative ways to stay open
With the issuing of the Safer at Home order that went into effect on March 24, all non-essential businesses, including in Cooper-Young, have closed. The Cooper-Young Community Farmers Market, like gorcery stores, is considered an essential business and will be keeping...
